Reference Guide

Viewing NPIV port configuration information
Fabric OS allows you to see N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) port configuration information using the portcfgshow and switchshow
commands.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter portcfgshow to view the switch ports information.
The following example shows whether a port is configured for NPIV:
switch:admin> portcfgshow
Ports of Slot 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
-----------------+--+--+--+--+----+--+--+--+----+--+--+--+----+--+--+--
Speed AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN
Trunk Port ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON
Long Distance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VC Link Init .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Locked L_Port .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Locked G_Port .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Disabled E_Port .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
ISL R_RDY Mode .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
RSCN Suppressed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Persistent Disable.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
NPIV capability ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON
3. Enter switchshow to view NPIV information for a given port.
If a port is an F_Port, and you enter switchshow, then the port WWN of the N_Port is returned. For an NPIV F_Port, there are
multiple N_Ports, each with a different port WWN. The switchshow command output indicates whether or not a port is an NPIV
F_Port, and identifies the number of virtual N_Ports behind it.
The following example displays the typical output from the switchshow command.
switch:admin> switchshow
switchName: switch
switchType: 66.1
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 1
switchId: fffc01
switchWwn: 10:00:00:05:1e:82:3c:2a
zoning: OFF
switchBeacon: OFF
FC Router: OFF
FC Router BB Fabric ID: 128
Area Port Media Speed State Proto
=====================================
0 0 id N1 Online F-Port 1 Nport + 1 NPIV devices.
1 1 id N4 No_Light
2 2 id N4 Online F-Port 20:0e:00:05:1e:0a:16:59
3 3 id N4 No_Light
4 4 id N4 No_Light
(output truncated)
4. Use the portshow
port_number command to view the NPIV attributes and all the N_Port (physical and virtual) port WWNs that
are listed under “portWwn” for connected device(s).
The following example displays the typical output for this command.
switch:admin> portshow 2
portName: 02
portHealth: HEALTHY
Authentication: None
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